And often found him blustery, overly opinionated and annoying, but he was almost always entertaining. RIP

"blustery, overly opinionated and annoying, but he was almost always entertaining."
He loved to give Eleanor Clift a hard time.

That was his sign off. I liked watching his show years ago. I didn't get to see it much recently, but a lot of the same people were on it (Clift, Buchanon, etc). He was interesting.

I watched fairly faithfully, as recently as the week before last.
I didn't agree with his politics, but enjoyed the civil discussion, especially compared to much of what passes for politics today.

Funny the article didn't mention McLaughlin's marriage to Ann Lauenstein, who served in Reagan's Cabinet.

RIP

With Phil Hartman

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-sinatra-group/n10008

that he has not been looking good for the last few months and figured it wouldn't be long now.

Rest in Peace, John. Bye, bye!

I didn't agree with him, but there was an interesting interplay, even with Bucannon or Novak.

was that, while I disagreed with his views and his bombast, he spoke what he thought was an honest thought, and that while I may not care for it, there were people who loved him and will miss him, and to them I am truly sorry.

My second thought was: Oh, no! Who will give Pat Buchanan the airtime to try to normalize his Nazism now?

I don't know if they will keep the show going, or end it now.

i can't recall anything earlier than his show where there would often be 3 righties vs. 1 lefty; or 2 righties, 1 lefty, and one moderate. and this was not counting himself, who was very much a righty himself. so at best there were 2 righties and 2 lefties, with a righty moderator.

then there was the shouting, now a staple of political discussion on-air, but at the time, any other show would have considered it incredibly rude.

going to miss him and his show. I wonder if they'll try to keep the show going? RIP, Dr. McLaughlin.

He would sometimes stop the yelling-over-each-other he could set up to happen.

Clear, quick and precise.

He will be missed.

Honestly the country is worse for his absence.

haven't seen his show in some time. Peace.

I used to stop everything on Saturday evenings in the Los Angeles area (KNBC) just to watch the disagreements he and the late Jack Germond used to get into, and also listen to Elanor trying to get her 2 cents in when she could, and of course laughing as Morton Kondracke used to jump into the conversation and call himself trying to be the voice of reason

I will say that McLaughlin was an adult (Even though I thought he was wrong 90% of the time) unlike the childish, ignorant and extremely boorish D. tRump.

RIP Mr. McLaughlin.

Very witty.

Just the same old Beltway Pundits. Barnes, Kondracke, Clift all with the same schtick. And Pat Fucking Buchanan.

Sorry.
I hadda.
I think it genetic.

He was a major league hawk of the Cold War.

Not to actually fire nukes mind you but to use every opportunity to claim the Soviets had blinked in the never ending staring contest.

Fast paced debate.

ThecorrectanswerisPatBuchanan... Bye bye!

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I enjoyed him moderating the debates and will miss his candor
As he would say a fond ......Bye bye

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Met him once when he came to my college. Thought then that he was an a**hole reich-winger of the neo-fascist variety. Haven't had to deviate much from that original assessment. His praise of Nixon was boundless, and I have no use for that sh*t. Won't miss him much, his right-wing bile even less.

for the first time in a while and was shocked to see how grave he was. I'll miss him.